[linux-audio-dev] Common synthesizer interface -or- microtonal alternative to MIDI?

[Dave Robillard]

On Mon, 2005-02-05 at 23:01 +0200, Toby wrote:
> Is there a common protocol with the same scope as MIDI (transferring
> notes from a sequencer to a synthesizer) but which allows for microtonal
> notes?  I fear not.

Yep.  Open Sound Control (OSC)

http://www.cnmat.berkeley.edu/OpenSoundControl/

You can send pretty much whatever you want, the receiver will have to
understand whatever commands you're sending to it though.

In other words, you may need to do a little bit of work on your
receiving synths, but doing it via OSC is a million times better (and
easier) than custom hacked interfacing to one synth.

-DR-